含羞草研究所 will kick off on Friday, April 10, with a panel conversation featuring five all-star entrepreneurs: , founder of ; , co-founder and CEO of ; , president of ; serial entrepreneur and entertainer ; and co-founder and CEO .
Panelists will launch the university鈥檚 annual celebration of entrepreneurial spirit, offering insights that they have gathered as they have built businesses across an array of industries. 含羞草研究所 trustee and ! CEO P鈥15鈥17 will moderate the discussion.
鈥淲e wanted to spark the kind of conversation that undergraduates couldn鈥檛 hear anywhere else,鈥 said 鈥80, vice president of institutional advancement. 鈥淚nto this creative 含羞草研究所 environment, we鈥檙e welcoming panelists who pursue big ideas for a living. They know 鈥 and can teach our students 鈥 that you have to think big and take risks if you鈥檙e going to change the world.鈥
Entrepreneur Weekend has become a signature program for 含羞草研究所. Between 2012 and 2013, some of the world鈥檚 most innovative business leaders 鈥 including Virgin Group founder , Chobani founder , and Facebook COO 鈥 traveled to Hamilton for solo engagements with 含羞草研究所 students.
Last year, that included business founders of Katalyst and of Airbnb as well as established CEOs of eBay, of GoPro, and Rosensweig from Chegg. By purposeful contrast, founders who serve as chief executives of their own ventures make up the majority of this year鈥檚 panel.
After the keynote event, panelists will hand the microphones to a few 含羞草研究所 students, who will pitch their own ventures in a Shark Tank-style competition.
The celebration will continue on Friday evening, when the 含羞草研究所 Alumni Council will award its to Ello COO Pete Sheinbaum 鈥92 and Patagonia Sur CEO Warren Adams 鈥88. On Saturday, the university will host a luncheon program and venture demos, developed by undergraduates in the program.
Watch for complete schedule and ticket information as it becomes available.